pwd vs Kyro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pwd
Quickly generate secure passwords with customizable options for character types. Passwords are automatically copied for convenience and can be shared via various methods. The app provides entropy information and color-coded character distribution.
- Customizable character types (lowercase, uppercase, digits, symbols)
- Automatic password copying
- Color-coded character distribution
- Today Widget for quick generation
- Password entropy display
- Password sharing options
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pwd allows you to generate a new password and get back to what you're doing as quickly as possible. Top Features: - Ability to choose whether lowercase letters, uppercase letters, digits or symbols will be included in passwords. - Automatically copies passwords that are generated so you can be on your way. - Color coding for different character types helps you see the distribution of different characters in your password at a glance. - Today Widget allows you to quickly generate passwords from your Today View, or by long-pressing the pwd app icon on your home screen. - Displays the entropy of generated passwords. - Ability to share a new password using SMS, email, and many other options. - Optimized for modern iOS and iOS devices, including full notch support and integration of haptic feedback. - Supports application launch options to generated passwords with different presets while the app launches. - Completely FREE with NO ADs.
Kyro
Generate secure, random passwords tailored to your specific requirements with a single click. Easily copy generated passwords to your clipboard for immediate use in other applications.
- One-click password generation
- Customizable password requirements
- Clipboard copy functionality
- Secure and random password creation
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Need a quick, easy and secure way to come up with a new secure random password that meets personal or corporate requirements? Try #1 Password Generator - the best app of its kind! - Easily generate new passwords with one click - Copy passwords to the Clipboard for a quick use in other applications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: pwd at none against Kyro's shown. pwd also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Kyro's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kyro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of pwd's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kyro's.
pwd ships an update every 11 months, Kyro every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pwd | Kyro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (49 ratings) | 4.9 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parra LLC | Senol Cagir |
Customer experience
pwd
Kyro
In-app purchases
pwd
No in-app purchases
Kyro
No in-app purchases
